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A forum thread on the official Windows Azure forums indicated that it may be possible to install the Windows Azure SDK on Windows XP. This page provides steps necessary to attempt the process yourself.

This is NOT SUPPORTED and could cause some very negative side-effects. Proceed at your own risk.

Table of Contents [Hide/Show] Procedure    Prerequisites    Steps Result Known Issues

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Procedure

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Prerequisites

• SQL Server Express (2005 or 2008)
• .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Visual Studio 2008 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Windows Installer SDK
• Windows PowerShell (Optional)

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Steps

1.) Create an empty directory somewhere on your file system called Exported

2.) Navigate to the Tools folder under the install directory for the Windows Installer SDK

3.) Launch MsiDb.exe

4.) In the MsiTable - Select Database for Import/Export dialog, browse to and select the WindowsAzureSDK-x86.msi file.

5.) In the MsiTable - Select Folder containing Text Files dialog, browse to and select the Exported directory you created earlier.

6.) In the MsiTable - Database table import/export window, click the Export radio button.

7.) In the list, select LaunchCondition, and then click OK.

8.) Click the Quit button.

8.) Open "...\Exported\LaunchCondition.idt" in Notepad

9.) Replace the contents of this file with the following:
10.) Save the file.

11.) Navigate to the Tools folder under the install directory for the Windows Installer SDK

12.) Launch MsiDb.exe

13.) In the MsiTable - Select Database for Import/Export dialog, browse to and select the WindowsAzureSDK-x86.msi file.

14.) In the MsiTable - Select Folder containing Text Files dialog, browse to and select the Exported directory you created earlier.

15.) In the MsiTable - Database table import/export window, click the Import radio button.

16.) In the list, select LaunchCondition.idt, and then click OK.

17.) Click the Quit button.

18.) Launch the WindowsAzureSDK-x86.msi file, and enjoy.

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Result

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Known Issues

• The Development Fabric Service depends on IIS 7, and as such it crashes when launched